44:45Ad-Dukhan
Juz 25 · Page 498كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
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Kal-muh'li yagh'lī fī l-buṭūni
Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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كَٱلْمُهْلِ يَغْلِى فِى ٱلْبُطُونِ
Kal-muh'li yagh'lī fī l-buṭūni
Like molten brass; it will boil in their insides.
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Like molten metal, it will boil inside them.
Start with bismillah.
Ask: "What is inside a volcano?"
Watch the Dr. Binocs video Volcano.
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What is the food compared to?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "How hot can rock and metal get?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah Ad-Dukhan is surah 44. Find ayah 45. The key word kal-muhl means like molten metal. Deep inside the earth, rock is so hot it melts and flows as lava. The Quran uses images people know to describe how serious the Fire is. We ask Allah to protect us, and we choose good.
Fact: How hot is lava?
Ages 5–8: Volcano model. Make a baking-soda volcano with a grown-up.
Ages 9–12: Earth's layers. Draw the layers of the earth and label the hot molten parts.
Finish with: "I found that lava can be about ___ degrees."
Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will ask Allah to protect me and my family every night."
Action: Ask Allah to protect you and your family every night.
